Reynan Abcede
2021From What Is Before
Lav Diaz
Perry Dizon, Roeder Camanag
The Philippines, 1972. Mysterious things are happening in a remote barrio. Wails are heard from the forest, cows are hacked to death, a man is found bleeding to death at the crossroad and houses are burned. Ferdinand E. Marcos announces Proclamation No. 1081 putting the entire country under Martial Law.
From What Is Before
Himala: Isang Diyalektika ng Ating Panahon
Lav Diaz
Reynan Abcede, Allen Alzola
To this day, Ishmael Bernal's movie Himala is still in our town, in our world. This will be reflected in the broader perspective of the majority, of the surrounding events. Beliefs still lie in the truth. Consciousness is still dominant at the level of illusion. The naive, savage, cruel, and selfish politics still prevail.
Himala: A Dialectic for Our Times
